William Cowper The Task (1785), Book I, The Sofa Line 506.
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The earth was made so various, that the mind Of desultory man, studious of change And pleased with novelty, might be indulged.
— William Cowper
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The earth was made so various, that the mind Of desultory man, studious of change And pleased with novelty, might be indulged." in the context of "William Cowper The Task (1785), Book I, The Sofa Line 506." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun and is the largest of the terrestrial planets in the Solar System, in both diameter and mass. Home to myriad species including humans, it is also referred to as Gaia, Terra, Tellus, the World, the Globe, the Blue Marble or the Blue Planet.
About Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun and is the largest of the terrestrial planets in the Solar System, in both diameter and mass. Home to myriad species including humans, it is also referred to as Gaia, Terra, Tellus, the World, the Globe, the Blue Marble or the Blue Planet.
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